US and international officials told The New York Times that Israeli intelligence managed to intercept detonators, with small amounts of explosives, that Lebanon’s Hezbollah had procured from Taiwan, and detonated them on Tuesday. The result was at least 9 dead and almost 2,800 injured. The newspaper’s sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, gave some details about the unprecedented operation, for which the Lebanese Shiite party has already blamed Israel. The small devices from Taiwanese manufacturer Gold Apollo were intercepted by Israeli services before reaching Lebanon, according to the sources. A few dozen bills of explosive material—up to 57 grams—were placed next to the battery of these buzzers, along with detonators, the report states. At 3:30 p.m. in Lebanon, a message that appeared to be sent by Hezbollah’s leadership reached the devices, causing them to beep for several seconds, after which the explosives were detonated, according to the […]
Source: News Beast
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